We will also recognize chapter volunteers, competition judges, and winning entrants.
Date:
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Times:
5:30 to 6:00 pm: Networking and conversation
6:00 to 7:00 pm: Buffet dinner
7:00 to 8:00 pm: Awards and recognition
8:00 to 9:00 pm: More conversation, view the award-winning entries
9:00 pm: Clear the room; move conversations to the sidewalk
Location:
Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California
Monthly Chapter Meetings
Continuing in January, 2009 we will regularly meet at the
Highlands Country Club in Oakland, CA.
RESERVATIONS FOR THE JANUARY 2009 PARTY
Use the Berkeley Chapter's online storefront to make reservations now for the January 2009 event.
Holiday Party Fees
For the party (including dinner) our fee structure is:
$15 for members and students if reserved in advance.
$30 for everyone else
You can reserve your spot by paying online.
If you prefer to pay by check, reserve your spot by emailing your reservation details to treasurer@stc-berkeley.org and bring your check to the meeting.
Note: The facility has a finite capacity. Walk-ins will be accommodated on a space-available basis.
Event Agenda
5:30 -- Networking and conversation
6:00 -- Buffet dinner
7:00 -- Awards/Recognition
9:00 -- Clear the room,
move conversations to the sidewalk
Location and Directions
Highlands Country Club
110 Hiller Drive
Oakland, California
Directions to Highlands Country Club
NOTE: The club's parking lot is for members only. Please park on the street. (There's typically plenty of on-street parking right along Hiller Drive.)
From San Francisco
Cross the Bay Bridge to I-580 Eastbound. Remain in the right lane, until Highway 24 Eastbound (toward Berkeley and Walnut Creek). Continue eastbound until the Tunnel Road off-ramp. Ext will loop around to the west, crossing back over Highway 24. Turn left at the stop sign. Follow Tunnel Road/Caldecott Lane to traffic signal. Veer to the right, and follow Hiller Drive halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
From Walnut Creek
Take Highway 24 Westbound through the Caldecott Tunnel. Stay in the right-hand lane, taking the first exit after the tunnel ends, the Tunnel Road exit, going towards Berkeley. Follow Tunnel Road to the complex intersection and stop light, at Tunnel Drive, Hiller Drive, and Highway 13. Veer to the right, and continue halfway up the hill on Hiller Drive. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
From I-80 and Berkeley
Take Ashby Avenue to the Highway 13 exit. Ashby becomes Tunnel Road at the Claremont Hotel. Continue on Tunnel Road (through the split-level section) to the stoplight just before the Highway 24 overcrossing. Remain in the left lane and make a sharp left U-turn around the Firestorm Memorial Garden, on to Hiller Drive. Continue halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
From Hayward
Take I-580 Westbound to Highway 13 north. Continue on Highway 13 past the overcrossing of Highway 24. At the stoplight, turn right, then left, onto Hiller Drive. Continue halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
Chapter Meeting Program Ideas?
If you have a suggestion for a meeting topic you'd like to hear more
about or if you'd like to be a presenter, send an email to
Tonie Flores, our VP of Programs.